Anybody who has seen the effects of the hurricane, it’s absolutely catastrophic - I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s destruction which you see in images from the first world war.

And I think anybody with an ounce of compassion would want to see spending by our government in getting those people back on their feet and indeed on getting those British - and I stress British - overseas territories helped in the long term.

And of course we are looking now across Whitehall at ways in which we can make sure that our aid budget can be used in that way, and I know that Priti Patel [the international development secretary], all my colleagues, are looking at how we can do that. That is absolutely natural and we are on that right now.

He said the Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi should use her “moral capital” to stop the massacre of Rohingya Muslims and to ensure that they are allowed to return to Myanmar in safety. Asked if regretted praising her recently in the light of her inaction over this, he said that 370,000 Rohingya had fled the country in desperation. He went on:

Let’s be clear. [Aung San Suu Kyi] led Burma [Myanmar] after a period of decades of repression by a military junta. And I yield to no one in my admiration of what she stood for, and the way she fought for democracy. I think many people around the world share that admiration.

I think it is now vital for her to use that moral capital and that authority to make the point about the suffering of the people of Rakhine. Nobody wants to see a return to military rule in Burma. Nobody wants to see a return of the generals. But it is also vital that the civilian government, and that is [Aung San Suu Kyi], for whom, as I say, I have a great deal of admiration, but it is vital for her now to make clear that this is an abomination and that those people will be allowed back to Burma and that preparation is being made and that the abuse of their human rights and the killings will stop.

Rex Tillerson, the US secretary of state, said America thought Iran was in breach of its obligations under the nuclear deal (the JCPOA - joint comprehensive plan of action).The Trump administration was still reviewing its Iran policy, he said, and had not come to a conclusion. But he went on:

But I think it is worth noting, as the administration continues its review of the JCPOA, President Trump has made it clear to those of us who are developing this policy that we must take into account the totality of Iranian threats, not just Iran’s nuclear capability. That is one piece of our posture towards Iran.

And if one revists the preface to the JCPOA, that preface reads that the participants “anticipate that full implementation of this JCPOA will positively contribute to regional and international peace and security”. That was one of the expectations of the JCPOA.

And in our view Iran is clearly in default of these expectations of the JCPOA, through their actions to prop up the Assad regime, to engage in malicious activities in the region, including cyber activity, aggressively developing ballistic missiles. And all of this is in defiance of UN security resolution 2231, thereby threatening, not ensuring, threatening the security of those in the region, as well as the United States itself.

So we have to consider the totality of Iran’s activities and not let our view be defined solely by the nuclear agreement.

He said Brexit presented “unique challenges to the British people”. (See 4.55pm.)

That’s all from me for today.

Thanks for the comments.

Boris Johnson, the foreign secretary (left) and and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at their press conference. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Tillerson says the US views the UN security council resolution on North Korea as a “small step”. It had hoped for a stronger resolution, he says.

Johnson says there was a wide measure of support for the US/UK position. The Chinese have done more than some people expected. But there is scope for them to do far, far more, especially in relation to Chinese oil exports to North Korea.

Brexit presents 'unique challenges to British people', says US secretary of state

Rex Tillerson is speaking now. He says the new US ambassador, Woody Johnson, arrived in London 18 days ago. It is a bit confusing having a Secretary Johnson and Ambassador Johnson, he says. But it means that, on any day, a Johnson will be to blame for something, he jokes.

He says Brexit presents “unique challenges to the British people”. But it has a steadfast ally in the US.

This seems to be what everyone in Westminster wants to read - the prime minister’s Florence speech on Brexit. It’s a tweet from Political Pictures, an account belonging to a photographer who covers Downing Street.

Unfortunately, about the only thing it tells us is that the speech, in current form, is long - almost 5,000 words.

Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, unveiled the plan when she announced her programme for government earlier this month. She said she wanted the other parties to contribute ideas to a paper on tax options to be published before the draft 2018/19 budget comes out in November and she hinted the exercise would result in taxes going up to fund better public services.

In his letter, Mackay says he hopes some sort of agreement will emerge.

This is the start of a cross-party discussion around how we continue to fund high quality public services across Scotland, and I want to ensure that proposals from all parties are represented ...

The paper will set out the current distribution of income tax liabilities in Scotland, analyse a variety of policy options, explain the interaction between tax policy and the fiscal framework, consider the trade-offs involved in making any proposed changes, any interactions with HMRC and the DWP and provide international comparisons.

It is the Scottish government’s intention that the paper will inform discussions on taxation ahead of this year’s budget and may enable a consensus position to emerge.

Today’s announcement on the national funding formula follows years of pressure from the Labour party as well as schools, teachers and parents across the country, forcing the government to abandon millions of pounds in outright cuts to schools.

However, it does not go nearly far enough to meet the Tories’ own election promises and is far less than Labour pledged in our manifesto. For many pupils and schools, funding will fall in real terms between now and 2020, which comes on top of a £2.7bn in real term cuts since 2015.

There is no new money for education at all, and this funding for schools is coming from other cuts to education budgets. Only months ago, ministers guaranteed that the healthy pupils fund would be protected – now it is being cut by over 75%, and the Education Secretary can’t even tell us where else the axe will fall.

The next Labour government will give our schools the resources they need, reversing funding cuts and increasing the schools budget in real terms, as we build a national education service that allows every child to fulfil their potential.

Alex Salmond, the former Scottish first minister, is going to host his own Sunday afternoon radio show on LBC, the channel has announced. It will start this weekend and go out every Sunday from 3pm to 6pm. LBC said Salmond had “already proven himself as a popular broadcaster and re-joins LBC, the home of political debate, following the success of The Alex Salmond Phone-in which aired during Iain Dale’s show in 2016.”

Alex Salmond on the set of his Edinburgh Fringe show. Photograph: Lesley Martin/PA

It is not just in professions like nursing, teaching and the police where the public sector pay squeeze is creating problems, MPs were told this morning. In evidence to the Commons justice committee, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, the lord chief justice, said the pay squeeze was causing problems for the judiciary too.

Referring to judicial pay, pensions, and terms and conditions, Thomas said: “There is no doubt there is a problem.”

Asked what risk there would be to the quality of the judiciary if action was not taken in these areas, he replied:

There is a really serious risk. We are short of High Court judges. At the High Court bench we still have a serious, serious recruitment problem.

One thing we can’t do is compromise on quality. And I think the [senior salaries review body], I’m pretty certain, fully understands the problem, and I hope will be able to find a solution to address it.

But there is a serious problem at the level of the High Court.

It is clear that the administrative court is being slightly affected by a shortage of High Court judges.